$11.1 Billion is the total value of Gardner Russo & Gardner's 110 reported holdings in Q1 2015. The portfolio turnover from Q4 2014 to Q1 2015 was 5.5% .
| Value | Shares | ↓ Weighting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSRGY | Buy | Nestle SA-Spons ADR | $1,180,660,000 | +4.6% | 15,623,641 | +1.6% | 10.61% | +3.2% |
| BRKA | Buy | Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl A | $1,101,420,000 | -3.7% | 5,064 | +0.1% | 9.90% | -5.0% |
| MA | Buy | Mastercard Inc Cl A | $865,670,000 | +0.7% | 10,020,489 | +0.4% | 7.78% | -0.7% |
| WFC | Buy | Wells Fargo | $798,679,000 | -0.3% | 14,681,593 | +0.5% | 7.18% | -1.6% |
| PM | Buy | Philip Morris International In | $760,361,000 | -5.5% | 10,093,731 | +2.2% | 6.83% | -6.7% |
| Buy | Heineken Holding NV | $746,514,000 | +10.7% | 10,843,664 | +1.1% | 6.71% | +9.3% | |
| Buy | Compagnie Financiere Richemont | $656,167,000 | -7.7% | 8,139,652 | +2.8% | 5.90% | -8.9% | |
| Buy | Pernod Ricard | $646,752,000 | +9.4% | 5,467,006 | +3.2% | 5.81% | +7.9% | |
| BUD | Buy | Anheuser-Busch InBev ADR | $632,456,000 | +9.4% | 5,187,889 | +0.8% | 5.68% | +8.0% |
| Buy | SABMiller PLC | $622,871,000 | +1.9% | 11,852,678 | +1.6% | 5.60% | +0.5% | |
| UN | Buy | Unilever NV ADR | $592,075,000 | +8.3% | 14,178,046 | +1.3% | 5.32% | +6.9% |
| BRKB | Buy | Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl B | $356,277,000 | -3.1% | 2,468,657 | +0.8% | 3.20% | -4.4% |
| MO | Sell | Altria Group Inc | $327,879,000 | -4.2% | 6,554,948 | -5.6% | 2.95% | -5.4% |
| MLM | Buy | Martin Marietta Materials | $290,586,000 | +28.6% | 2,078,583 | +1.5% | 2.61% | +26.9% |
| Buy | British American Tobacco PLC | $258,242,000 | -3.2% | 4,986,657 | +2.0% | 2.32% | -4.5% | |
| BFA | Sell | Brown-Forman Corp Cl A | $254,838,000 | +3.1% | 2,807,200 | -0.3% | 2.29% | +1.7% |
| Buy | Diageo PLC | $250,770,000 | +0.8% | 9,084,513 | +5.3% | 2.25% | -0.5% | |
| CMCSK | Sell | Comcast Corp Special Cl A | $250,509,000 | -6.3% | 4,468,193 | -3.8% | 2.25% | -7.6% |
| SNI | Buy | Scripps Networks Interactive C | $87,522,000 | -7.4% | 1,276,570 | +1.7% | 0.79% | -8.5% |
| Buy | JC Decaux SA ACT | $78,405,000 | +53.9% | 2,325,297 | +57.8% | 0.70% | +51.9% | |
| DEO | Buy | Diageo PLC Sponsored ADR | $51,033,000 | +3.2% | 461,545 | +6.5% | 0.46% | +2.0% |
| BFB | Buy | Brown-Forman Corp Cl B | $42,191,000 | +12.5% | 466,975 | +9.4% | 0.38% | +11.1% |
| Buy | The Swatch Group AG-BR | $32,277,000 | -1.6% | 76,075 | +4.3% | 0.29% | -3.0% | |
| V | Buy | Visa Inc Cl A | $30,007,000 | -0.2% | 458,760 | +300.2% | 0.27% | -1.5% |
| XOM | Buy | Exxon Mobil Corp | $13,966,000 | -6.8% | 164,305 | +1.4% | 0.13% | -7.4% |
| MKL | Sell | Markel Corp | $12,493,000 | +10.7% | 16,247 | -1.7% | 0.11% | +8.7% |
| CR | Sell | Crane | $10,482,000 | +6.2% | 167,952 | -0.1% | 0.09% | +4.4% |
| FMX | Buy | Fomento Economico Mex Sp ADR | $10,074,000 | +6.2% | 107,745 | +0.0% | 0.09% | +5.8% |
| AXP | Sell | American Express | $9,999,000 | -16.0% | 127,994 | -0.0% | 0.09% | -16.7% |
| Sell | Swedish Match AB | $9,345,000 | -9.8% | 317,774 | -3.1% | 0.08% | -10.6% | |
| MLHR | Sell | Herman Miller Inc | $8,983,000 | -8.4% | 323,604 | -2.9% | 0.08% | -9.0% |
| PG | Sell | Procter & Gamble | $8,947,000 | -12.6% | 109,187 | -2.9% | 0.08% | -14.0% |
| KO | Sell | Coca-Cola | $8,089,000 | -6.1% | 199,492 | -2.2% | 0.07% | -6.4% |
| PCP | Buy | Precision Castparts Corp | $6,589,000 | +10.8% | 31,375 | +27.1% | 0.06% | +9.3% |
| HRL | Sell | Hormel Foods Corp | $6,052,000 | +8.2% | 106,451 | -0.8% | 0.05% | +5.9% |
| ABBV | AbbVie Inc | $5,076,000 | -10.6% | 86,718 | 0.0% | 0.05% | -11.5% | |
| DOV | Sell | Dover Corp | $5,053,000 | -7.0% | 73,106 | -3.5% | 0.04% | -8.2% |
| CVX | Sell | Chevron Corp | $4,440,000 | -11.3% | 42,293 | -5.2% | 0.04% | -13.0% |
| RDSA | Buy | Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADR A | $4,224,000 | -9.9% | 70,815 | +1.1% | 0.04% | -11.6% |
| Heineken NV | $3,966,000 | +6.9% | 51,991 | 0.0% | 0.04% | +5.9% | ||
| ABT | Abbott Labs | $3,957,000 | +2.9% | 85,400 | 0.0% | 0.04% | +2.9% | |
| JPMWS | JP Morgan Chase & Co WTS Exp 1wts | $3,978,000 | +5.8% | 180,750 | 0.0% | 0.04% | +5.9% | |
| PEP | Sell | Pepsico Inc | $3,915,000 | -2.1% | 40,941 | -3.1% | 0.04% | -2.8% |
| WFCWS | Wells Fargo WTS Exp 10/28/18wts | $3,642,000 | -4.1% | 177,750 | 0.0% | 0.03% | -5.7% | |
| MTBWS | Buy | M&T Bank Corp Wts Exp 12/23/1wts | $3,544,000 | +11.5% | 67,500 | +9.8% | 0.03% | +10.3% |
| MKC | McCormick Inc | $3,297,000 | +3.8% | 42,755 | 0.0% | 0.03% | +3.4% | |
| Sell | Nestle SA-REG | $3,122,000 | -17.5% | 41,310 | -19.5% | 0.03% | -17.6% | |
| BIC | $2,864,000 | +7.1% | 20,125 | 0.0% | 0.03% | +8.3% | ||
| GHC | Sell | Graham Holdings Co | $2,792,000 | -94.6% | 2,660 | -95.5% | 0.02% | -94.6% |
| DANOY | Buy | Danone ADR | $2,765,000 | +3.7% | 205,580 | +1.6% | 0.02% | +4.2% |
| DD | Buy | Du Pont E I De Nemours | $2,633,000 | -0.7% | 36,834 | +2.7% | 0.02% | 0.0% |
| Buy | Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC | $2,656,000 | +7.5% | 30,852 | +1.5% | 0.02% | +9.1% | |
| MSFT | Sell | Microsoft Corp | $2,214,000 | -20.0% | 54,450 | -8.6% | 0.02% | -20.0% |
| Lindt & Spruengli AG - Reg | $2,153,000 | +9.5% | 34 | 0.0% | 0.02% | +5.6% | ||
| HEINY | Buy | Heineken NV Spons ADR | $1,990,000 | +7.5% | 52,162 | +0.4% | 0.02% | +5.9% |
| GS | Sell | Goldman Sachs Group Inc | $2,029,000 | -44.5% | 10,793 | -42.8% | 0.02% | -45.5% |
| Anheuser-Busch InBev | $1,833,000 | +7.6% | 15,000 | 0.0% | 0.02% | 0.0% | ||
| CMCSA | Sell | Comcast Corp New Cl A | $1,806,000 | -13.8% | 31,976 | -11.5% | 0.02% | -15.8% |
| EVF | Buy | Eaton Vance Sr Income TR SFsh ben int | $1,809,000 | +5.1% | 277,942 | +0.7% | 0.02% | 0.0% |
| BBT | Buy | BB&T Corp | $1,642,000 | +0.9% | 42,122 | +0.6% | 0.02% | 0.0% |
| WMT | Sell | Wal Mart Stores Inc | $1,647,000 | -6.9% | 20,024 | -2.8% | 0.02% | -6.2% |
| PNC | Sell | PNC Bank Corp | $1,706,000 | -1.3% | 18,294 | -3.4% | 0.02% | -6.2% |
| PDRDY | Buy | Pernod-Ricard SA-Unspon ADR | $1,556,000 | +8.4% | 65,775 | +2.4% | 0.01% | +7.7% |
| CFRUY | Buy | CIE Financiere Richemont-Unsp | $1,596,000 | -5.2% | 198,000 | +5.2% | 0.01% | -6.7% |
| IBM | Sell | I B M | $1,533,000 | -3.0% | 9,549 | -3.0% | 0.01% | 0.0% |
| SBMRY | Buy | SABMiller PLC Sponsored ADR | $1,611,000 | +2.6% | 30,650 | +2.3% | 0.01% | 0.0% |
| Unilever NV | $1,567,000 | +5.8% | 37,500 | 0.0% | 0.01% | +7.7% | ||
| Pargesa Holding AG - B | $1,425,000 | -9.7% | 20,250 | 0.0% | 0.01% | -7.1% | ||
| PX | Sell | Praxair Inc | $1,419,000 | -8.0% | 11,750 | -1.3% | 0.01% | -7.1% |
| Sell | Loreal SA | $1,283,000 | +6.9% | 6,970 | -2.1% | 0.01% | +9.1% | |
| A P Moller-Maersk A/S | $1,160,000 | +4.0% | 571 | 0.0% | 0.01% | 0.0% | ||
| LAMR | Buy | Lamar Advertising Co-A | $1,053,000 | +32.1% | 17,760 | +19.5% | 0.01% | +28.6% |
| COST | Costco Whsl Corp | $857,000 | +6.9% | 5,655 | 0.0% | 0.01% | +14.3% | |
| BAC | Buy | Bank Amer Corp | $786,000 | -11.3% | 51,100 | +3.2% | 0.01% | -12.5% |
| BTI | Sell | British Amern Tob PLC ADR | $732,000 | -51.0% | 7,050 | -49.1% | 0.01% | -50.0% |
| GOOGL | Buy | Google Inc Cl A | $684,000 | +6.5% | 1,233 | +2.0% | 0.01% | 0.0% |
| FULT | Sell | Fulton Finl Corp | $625,000 | -5.9% | 50,688 | -5.6% | 0.01% | 0.0% |
| GOOG | Sell | Google Inc Cl C | $640,000 | +4.1% | 1,168 | -0.1% | 0.01% | 0.0% |
| CBI | Sell | Chicago Bridge & Iron Co NV | $528,000 | +4.6% | 10,725 | -10.8% | 0.01% | 0.0% |
| DIS | Sell | Disney Walt Productions | $509,000 | -18.2% | 4,850 | -26.5% | 0.01% | -16.7% |
| ORCL | Oracle Corp | $432,000 | -4.0% | 10,000 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | |
| OUT | Buy | Outfront Media Inc | $462,000 | +38.3% | 15,428 | +23.9% | 0.00% | +33.3% |
| PXD | Pioneer Nat Res | $441,000 | +9.7% | 2,700 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | |
| COP | Sell | Conocophillips | $485,000 | -15.9% | 7,788 | -6.8% | 0.00% | -20.0% |
| BP | Sell | BP PLC ADR | $306,000 | +1.3% | 7,831 | -1.2% | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| CSL | Carlisle Inc | $324,000 | +2.5% | 3,500 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | |
| MYL | New | Mylan NV | $347,000 | – | 5,850 | +100.0% | 0.00% | – |
| UNP | Union Pac Corp | $296,000 | -8.9% | 2,730 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | |
| MCD | Sell | McDonalds Corp | $355,000 | +3.2% | 3,645 | -0.7% | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| Schibsted A/S | $357,000 | -9.2% | 6,150 | 0.0% | 0.00% | -25.0% | ||
| AIG | American Intl Group Inc | $329,000 | -2.1% | 6,000 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | |
| HTLD | Heartland Express Inc | $344,000 | -12.2% | 14,499 | 0.0% | 0.00% | -25.0% | |
| WBC | New | WABCO Holdings Inc | $238,000 | – | 1,936 | +100.0% | 0.00% | – |
| SLB | Sell | Schlumberger LTD | $236,000 | -4.1% | 2,825 | -1.7% | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| SUSQ | Susquehanna Bancshrs Inc | $192,000 | +2.1% | 14,000 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | |
| Sell | Templeton Global Bond FDsh ben int | $204,000 | -11.3% | 16,512 | -10.9% | 0.00% | 0.0% | |
| GE | Sell | General Electric | $262,000 | -11.2% | 10,546 | -9.6% | 0.00% | -33.3% |
| GD | Sell | General Dynamics Corp | $238,000 | -42.4% | 1,750 | -41.7% | 0.00% | -50.0% |
| MRK | Sell | Merck Inc | $220,000 | -10.6% | 3,836 | -11.5% | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| Groupe Danone | $249,000 | +2.0% | 3,700 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | ||
| NLSN | Buy | Nielsen NV | $227,000 | +3.7% | 5,100 | +4.1% | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| Y | New | Alleghany Corp | $205,000 | – | 421 | +100.0% | 0.00% | – |
| Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna | $169,000 | +2.4% | 30,000 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | ||
| CSFL | Centerstate BKS FLA Inc | $131,000 | 0.0% | 11,004 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | |
| Bollore | $160,000 | +16.8% | 30,000 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | ||
| Pimco High Yield Fun-Instlsh ben int | $103,000 | +1.0% | 11,116 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | ||
| Cir SPA | $146,000 | +10.6% | 125,000 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | ||
| Sell | Indivior PLC | $85,000 | +19.7% | 30,207 | -0.5% | 0.00% | 0.0% | |
| PZ Cussons PLC | $76,000 | +5.6% | 15,000 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | ||
| LT Group Inc | $55,000 | +34.1% | 150,000 | 0.0% | 0.00% | – | ||
| NTRS | Exit | Northern Trust Corp | $0 | – | -3,432 | -100.0% | -0.00% | – |
| MAT | Exit | Mattel Inc | $0 | – | -6,625 | -100.0% | -0.00% | – |
| SWZ | Exit | Swiss Helvetia FD Inc | $0 | – | -71,097 | -100.0% | -0.01% | – |
Original filings
The following EDGAR filing(s) were analyzed to create this report:
- View 13F-HR filed 2015-05-14
About Gardner Russo & Gardner
Gardner Russo & Gardner is a well-known investment management firm that has been in operation for over 50 years. The company was founded by Thomas Russo and Eugene Gardner in 1965 and has since grown to become a leading investment firm with over $15 billion in assets under management.
The firm is known for its long-term investment approach, which focuses on investing in high-quality companies with strong competitive advantages and sustainable business models. This approach has helped the firm to consistently outperform the market over the long term.
One of the key figures at Gardner Russo & Gardner is Thomas Russo, who is the Managing Member of the firm. Russo is a highly respected investor who has been recognized for his investment expertise by publications such as Barron's and Forbes. He is known for his focus on investing in consumer goods companies and has been a long-time investor in companies such as Nestle and Berkshire Hathaway.
Another important figure at the firm is Robert Gardiner, who is the Chief Investment Officer. Gardiner has been with the firm for over 30 years and is responsible for overseeing the firm's investment strategy and portfolio management.
Overall, Gardner Russo & Gardner is a well-respected investment management firm with a long track record of success. Its focus on investing in high-quality companies with sustainable business models has helped it to consistently outperform the market over the long term.
It's important to note that this information is for educational purposes only and has not been fact-checked. As with any investment, it's important to do your own research and consult with a financial advisor before making any investment decisions.
Top long-term holdings
| Name | Quarters owned | Latest quarter owned | Max weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nestle SA Sponsored ADR | 42 | Q3 2023 | 12.9% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl A | 42 | Q3 2023 | 14.4% |
| Mastercard Inc Cl A | 42 | Q3 2023 | 16.2% |
| Philip Morris International In | 42 | Q3 2023 | 9.3% |
| Heineken Holding NV | 42 | Q3 2023 | 7.8% |
| Pernod Ricard | 42 | Q3 2023 | 7.7% |
| Wells Fargo | 42 | Q3 2023 | 7.3% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl B | 42 | Q3 2023 | 6.2% |
| Martin Marietta Materials | 42 | Q3 2023 | 4.6% |
| Brown-Forman Corp Cl A | 42 | Q3 2023 | 2.7% |
View Gardner Russo & Gardner's complete holdings history.
Latest filings
| Type | Filed |
|---|---|
| 13F-HR | 2024-02-13 |
| 13F-HR | 2023-11-14 |
| 13F-HR | 2023-08-11 |
| 13F-HR | 2023-05-11 |
| 13F-HR | 2023-02-13 |
| 13F-HR | 2022-11-10 |
| 13F-HR | 2022-08-04 |
| 13F-HR | 2022-05-12 |
| 13F-HR | 2022-02-10 |
| 13F-HR | 2021-11-15 |
View Gardner Russo & Gardner's complete filings history.
All filings
- Holdings (13F-HR)
- Significant ownership (13-D/G)
- Insider transactions (4, 5, 6)
- Events (8-K)
- Shareholder votes (proxy)
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